Hi Thomas,

Thank you for this info. We will submit an issue report to Trimble.

So in the big picture are you thinking the move to Trimble is a good thing? Who are they? Do you foresee SketchUp getting back to its roots and growing as an application?

Value your thoughts,
Dave

Thank you all for your input, this is a great forum. Is there a better way to reach out to Google and get this issue resolved? We understand there can be a need to do a work around at times with software but when we start getting into downgrading other software this is where some urgent action needs to be taken by google.

Any input would be appreciated.

Regards,
Dave

Hi All,

Does anyone have any input on this?

Christian

Hi All,

I've run into a problem with DC attributes window when opening a custom attribute and the "Display Label" field is blacked out. There was a past post with a similar issue in the DC options window, that post had a solution for the options window but didn't fix the custom attributes window. The issue was caused by a Safari 5.1.7 update and the solution was to edit the DC Sketchup css style sheets. I couldn't find the style in the css style sheet that changed the "Display Label" input field. Does anyone know the style I need to change?

Past Post: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=45382

(On OSX 10.6.8 Snow Leopard, Sketchup 8.0.14345 Pro)

Regards,
Christian

Hi All,

The fix Peter provided worked for the fields in my DC options window. But when I open my custom attributes window and look at the "Display Label" it is black as well. I couldn't find the style in the css style sheet that changed this input field. Does anyone know the style I need to change.

(On OSX 10.6.8 Snow Leopard, Sketchup 8.0.14345 Pro)

Regards,
Christian

Hi Everyone,

I have a DC with groups inside I am effecting using the DC attributes. Is this a bad practice or is it normal? I ask this because in my case the DC with groups is not behaving as intended. If I make all the groups in the DC into components everything works great.

Thanks for your advise,
Christian

Hi Jeff,

Thank you for your response. I noticed you switched everything to components. I did that test early and for some reason everything works great, as well as in your example. The reason I've made everything groups is so we can clean up our components list window. Do you now if it is a bad practice to use groups inside of DC or does it normally work correctly.

Regards,
Christian

Hi Everyone,

I have a DC that is rotating, show/hiding and resizing a couple groups inside of itself. Please see example file. In the file the DC is called "Unit". Issue are marked out below.

ISSUES
01 - In the DC options if I extend the BeamLength from 30' to 50' all works well. From 50' if I change the length to 15' the "Head" and "Yoke" groups grow larger, which is not the intended behavior.
02 - In the DC options if I extend the BeamLength from 30' to 50' then switch BeamType to a different color
"Head" and "Yoke" groups grow again

Does anyone have any idea what I've done wrong?

Thank you for your help,

Christian

Example File

Hi Gaieus,

Thanks for the example. Now that I have your file I see you are projecting the texture on to the cone. Is there a way to switch the projected texture using DC?

Christian

Hi TIG,

I see want you did and it works for the situation. For our end goal of being able to extend and widen the cone using the same material or color this technique would still break. Or is there something I am missing?

Christian